Assessing vulnerabilities: Integrating information about driving forces that affect risks and resilience in fishing communities

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-184

  Tuler, Seth ^a   Agyeman, Julian ^b   Da Silva, Patricia Pinto ^c   LoRusso, Karen Roth ^b   Kay, Rebecca ^d  

^a Social and Environ Res Institute   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d Hazardous Waste Bureau   (United States)

Author keywords

Fishery management; Marine fisheries; Social impact assessment; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449103360     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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